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279 reviews

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was incredibly well-researched and written in a way that kept me engaged the whole time- it is a deep look into the depths of poverty and while it makes me deeply sad and angry to read about these people’s experiences, I am so glad to have read this book. It brings these issues to light and doesn’t let you look away from the ugliness that is the American housing system.

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

North Woods by Daniel Mason

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Love the show, liked the book.

Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History by Cody Cassidy

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5